Biased perceptions explain collective action deadlocks and suggest new mechanisms to prompt cooperation

Summary: When individuals face collective action problems, their expectations about others' willingness to contribute affect their motivation to cooperate. Individuals, however, often misperceive the cooperation levels in a population. In the context of climate action, people underestimate the...

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Main Authors: Fernando P. Santos, Simon A. Levin, Vítor V. Vasconcelos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221003436